It is under this concept that develops a multifamily building of verticaltypologythat serves as a residence for a professors of a renowned Venezuelan university: the Simon Bolivar University. Although, this building is contained within a parallelepiped, this building is more than just a three-dimensional figure, since part of the idea that light passing through a crack a volume break it apart into pieces.
The building has 16 floors of approximately 4 meters each, within which are generated spaces with play both height double and triple , as the entry of light and shadow and the interaction with the outside. These spaces are for private use, such as apartments also vary in shape and dimensions, and public use, as the library, the gym, and some shops.
According to the classification of public or private the building is well distributed because as public spaces are located throughout the building, but arguably at a time is separated into three parts: a base, where they are most public spaces such as shops, reception, among others; a body, where they are all the apartments, both duplex (two floors) as simple, ie, private spaces, and a courtyard for public use; and the top, which houses the gym, also for public use.
These three parts of the building are connected to each by a body of stairs and two elevators located on one side, that run through it in its entirety and generates a vertical circulation throughout the building; but not only gives this type of route within it, also runs horizontally through internal passageways that allow access to each apartment.
It is well known that one of the variants to be considered for a good work of architecture are the needs of the context in which is or will be located the building, in the case of this residential building this context is a kind of small town located in an area of coastline, more specifically, the building is located between two residential buildings and the end of a boulevard that passes in front of some houses of only four stories high, these 16 meters that measuring these houses will define the height of the basement the building. Also located almost front the building one large square that serves as the center of town, which exercises a strong point of interaction with the building through a crack through which also light penetrates the entire building from above and from the side for then break the volume into two parts.
For the construction of this building were used different materials, some for the structure and other as decorative finishes for some spaces, this due to its physical properties. For example, wood was used for finishing the floors of shops, the receipt, the library and gymnasium; concrete, however, was the favorite construction material at the time of erecting this architectural work because of its strength in tension and compression; and the glass was used in all the windows of apartments and spaces for public use for greater interaction with the outside, and also for the railings of the corridors.
Another variant to be taken into account when building an architectural work are the structural requirements of the building, for example, this building stand from a simple system of concrete beams and columns that run through completely because its shape does not require morecomplexityin this field. In this system the sections of the columns will vary according to where they are located and in most cases are hidden within the walls that serve as dividing walls or fences.
This building brings together a number of aspects simple and concrete that being together create a piece with a strong potential architectural that in addition to responding to the context in a way very interesting and the needs of educators and their families who live there.
A Crack of Light
It is under this concept that develops a multifamily building of vertical typology that serves as a residence for a professors of a renowned Venezuelan university: the Simon Bolivar University. Although, this building is contained within a parallelepiped, this building is more than just a three-dimensional figure, since part of the idea that light passing through a crack a volume break it apart into pieces.
The building has 16 floors of approximately 4 meters each, within which are generated spaces with play both height double and triple , as the entry of light and shadow and the interaction with the outside. These spaces are for private use, such as apartments also vary in shape and dimensions, and public use, as the library, the gym, and some shops.
According to the classification of public or private the building is well distributed because as public spaces are located throughout the building, but arguably at a time is separated into three parts: a base, where they are most public spaces such as shops, reception, among others; a body, where they are all the apartments, both duplex (two floors) as simple, ie, private spaces, and a courtyard for public use; and the top, which houses the gym, also for public use.
These three parts of the building are connected to each by a body of stairs and two elevators located on one side, that run through it in its entirety and generates a vertical circulation throughout the building; but not only gives this type of route within it, also runs horizontally through internal passageways that allow access to each apartment.
It is well known that one of the variants to be considered for a good work of architecture are the needs of the context in which is or will be located the building, in the case of this residential building this context is a kind of small town located in an area of coastline, more specifically, the building is located between two residential buildings and the end of a boulevard that passes in front of some houses of only four stories high, these 16 meters that measuring these houses will define the height of the basement the building. Also located almost front the building one large square that serves as the center of town, which exercises a strong point of interaction with the building through a crack through which also light penetrates the entire building from above and from the side for then break the volume into two parts.
For the construction of this building were used different materials, some for the structure and other as decorative finishes for some spaces, this due to its physical properties. For example, wood was used for finishing the floors of shops, the receipt, the library and gymnasium; concrete, however, was the favorite construction material at the time of erecting this architectural work because of its strength in tension and compression; and the glass was used in all the windows of apartments and spaces for public use for greater interaction with the outside, and also for the railings of the corridors.
Another variant to be taken into account when building an architectural work are the structural requirements of the building, for example, this building stand from a simple system of concrete beams and columns that run through completely because its shape does not require more complexity in this field. In this system the sections of the columns will vary according to where they are located and in most cases are hidden within the walls that serve as dividing walls or fences.
This building brings together a number of aspects simple and concrete that being together create a piece with a strong potential architectural that in addition to responding to the context in a way very interesting and the needs of educators and their families who live there.